SAM Hain faced more than 200 balls as Warwickshire CCC dug in with the bat in a thrilling County Championship draw against Yorkshire.
The home reached 469 all out in the first innings and then bowled the Bears out for 263 to take a commanding lead heading into the second innings at Scarborough.
Yorkshire put the pressure on Warwickshire after declaring on 246-6 which left the visitors in need of 453 runs for victory.
The Bears scored well to reach 333-8 at the close of play as Warwickshire’s batters frustrated the home side who fell two wickets short of victory.
The result means Warwickshire sit fourth in the County Championship Division One table just five points behind leaders Essex.
Yorkshire posted a huge total in the first innings of the match as opener Will Luxton (167) starred with the bat.
Half-centuries from Jonny Bairstow (68) and Sam Whiteman (55) boosted the home side’s total while Hasan Ali (27) enjoyed a late flurry of runs.
Ed Barnard (3-66), Manav Suthar (3-85) and Ethan Bamber (3-132) all took three wickets while Oliver Hannon-Dalby (1-76) also claimed a scalp.
The Bears lost opener Alex Davies (0) for a three-ball duck in the second over of their reply although Rob Yates (65) scored a patient half-century.
Captain Barnard (83 not out) led by example with the bat but struggled to form a long-lasting partnership at the crease.
Suthar (33) and Keith Barker (21) added useful runs as Ali (3-50) and Jack White (3-57) did the damage with the ball to restrict the Bears to 263 all out.
Yorkshire led by 206 runs going into their second innings as Luxton (69) scored runs freely once again.
George Hill (65 not out) and Bairstow (62) also made half-centuries despite wickets for Hannon-Dalby (2-25) and Bamber (2-54).
The home side recovered well from 115-5 to reach 264-6 as Yorkshire declared with their lead beyond the 450-run mark.
Warwickshire batted for the entirety of the final day after losing Yates (20) late on day three.
And the Bears appeared in trouble when on 93-4 as Davies (24), Dan Mousley (12) and Bamber (23) all fell as Hill (3-32) removed three of Warwickshire’s top order.
However, Hain (69) arrived at the crease and led a revival in a determined 218-ball innings before he eventually fell to the bowling of Dom Bess (2-96).
Beau Webster (49) fell one run short of a half-century while Barnard (58) brought up another half-ton although both batters departed inside the final 20 overs of the match.
However, Suthar (37) and Zen Malik (20 not out) dug in with the bat to ensure the game ended in a draw.
Warwickshire continue their County Championship campaign against Somerset on Friday, June 19 with play to begin at 11am at Taunton.
